The french revolution was a watershed event in modern european history that began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s with the ascent of napoleon bonaparte. A cultural approach to the study of the french revolution took off in the 1980s as a result of the coincidence of new intellectual and political curr. Stay tuned 1992 us roy knables ritter going to be beheaded one of the shows on the tv is about the french revolution he says to the executioners, hi, fellas. A documentary on the origins, events, and consequential legacy of the french revolution. As pierre serna aptly points out in his late rejoinder to. Thu 14 jun 2001 the impact and legacy of the french revolution on european culture and politics. Billionaires will have their fortunes confiscated and spend the rest of their lives in prison.
The main aim of this course is to provide you with basic historical background on the french revolution, which marked a watershed in the history and culture of the period 17801830. Reading essentials and study guide student edition. French apothecary and purported prophet nostradamus may havehis skeptics, but you cant deny his ideas have staying power. Read by ray clare it is, for that matter, selfevident that if one community decides in one fashion, another, also sovereign, in the opposite fashion, both cannot be right. French revolution in cultural history journal of social. The 911 truth revolution from below will overthrow a good part of the american power structure. Causes of the french revolution 1 assignments cypress hs.
Cspan has agreements with retailers that share a small percentage of your. Librivox recording of the french revolution, by hilaire belloc. French revolution part of the atlantic revolutions the storming of the bastille, 14 july 1789 date 5 may 1789 9 november 1799 17890505 17991109 10 years, 6 months and 4 days location kingdom of france outcome establishment of a constitutional monarchy followed by the abolition and execution of the french monarchy establishment of a secular and democratic republic that became. I am in the process of reconstructing this site after spammers took down the old one. Macaulay culkin and kieran culkin at an event for serendipity 2001. A very short introduction by william doyle via amazon uk this is an excellent brief and fluent account of the key causes, events, ideas and legacy of french revolution.